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I just went thru the same thing, and
Posted by TimBrown [Email] (more from TimBrown) on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 07:29:23
In Reply to: '02 CPO 9-5 Arc Wagon as reliable/safe teen driver, mikey175, Mon, 30 Oct 2006 10:05:30
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I ended up getting her a new Camry CE (bottom of the line. The SAAB would have been first choice (the Toyota does 90 and you don't feel it, so she says), but she was going to Baton Rouge and i feared they would think the SAAB came from the moon. (I saw one single beat up old SAAB in 4 days there). She knows nothing about cars and doesn't want to know, she's a good driver, and if it had been NEW englad, I would definitely have gotten the SAAB. She learned on my MT Aero wagon, and when she sarted driving the CAMRY she said, "our car [wagon] is better, holds the road better feels more solid, but this is okay."
This year (2007) is the first year that the CAMRY bottom of line (CE) has all the safety deatures (ABS, 4 wheel disc brakes, side curtains, etc) so tha made up my mind. Walk away with it for under $20,000. The SAAB is safer and more maneuverable, and it she is local so you can see to getting it fixed, buy a 2003 or newer Wagon with a warranty- she may not be thrilled with the style, but it won't change her personality. You can do stupid things in a CAMRY just the same as in a SAAB. Forget what a yield sign means (as my daughter did until i stopped her) and safety will be what saves you.
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Posts in this Thread:
- '02 CPO 9-5 Arc Wagon as reliable/safe teen driver, mikey175, Mon, 30 Oct 2006 10:05:30
- The safest and the coolest......., Mike Lynch
, Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:56:13 - Used SAABs are a huge bargain, TimBrown, Tue, 31 Oct 2006 07:43:56
- I just went thru the same thing, and, TimBrown, Tue, 31 Oct 2006 07:29:23 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: '02 CPO 9-5 Arc Wagon as reliable/safe teen driver, stevet, Tue, 31 Oct 2006 07:07:49
- I wouldn't ask my daughter to drive a wagon, Aero'ed, Tue, 31 Oct 2006 04:58:14
- Re: '02 CPO 9-5 Arc Wagon as reliable/safe teen driver, cmack, Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:49:20
- Re: '02 CPO 9-5 Arc Wagon as reliable/safe teen driver, ScottA, Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:04:42
- do teens need 200+ hp turbos to learn to bounce..., rsfeller, Mon, 30 Oct 2006 14:34:18
- Re: '02 CPO 9-5 Arc Wagon as reliable/safe teen driver, B. Millar, Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:45:50
- Been there, what we did, Noel, Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:31:06
- Re: '02 CPO 9-5 Arc Wagon as reliable/safe teen driver, Steve, Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:01:54
- Teach kids in a cheaper car., Caarl
, Mon, 30 Oct 2006 10:32:13
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